Police Officer
€1K($2K USD)final
Date Issued
2019-05-09
Regulation
Authority
Data Protection Authority of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Country
Germany
Violation Type
Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing
Currency
EUR
Violation Summary
The police officer acted outside the boundaries of the law when he used the Central Traffic Information System to find out the personal data of the license plate of an unknown person. Moreover, he then proceeded with a SARS inquiry, gathering personal data of the injured parties (mobile and home phone numbers). The police officer then contacted the wounded party. These actions were done outside his lawful prerogatives, and it is an infringement of personal data. However, he acted not in trying to exercise official duties but to satisfy personal inquiries. Therefore, the police department is not to blame.
Articles Violated
Art. 6 GDPR
Other Fines for Police Officer
| Date | Regulation | Amount (USD) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | GDPR | $864 | Unknown |
| 2022-01-01 | GDPR | $324 | Unknown |
| 2022-01-01 | GDPR | $7,970 | Unknown |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | -- | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | $1,944 | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | -- | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | $540 | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | -- | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | $432 | Failure to comply with data processing principles |
| 2021-01-01 | GDPR | -- | Failure to comply with data processing principles |